11th Global Conference on Bank Guarantees 6 7 June 2016 This year s topics include amongst others: Parent Guarantees Multiple Beneficiaries Injunctions: consequences of unjustified injunctions Iran legal and practical issues Country Issue: Myanmar German suretyships on first demand vs Demand Guarantees Demand Guarantees: what should never happen Enforceability of Expiry Dates Indirect guarantees Up-date on Sanctions & Embargoes: Iran Up-date on Thai Law on Bank Guarantees The impact of Art 55 BRRD Venue: Raiffeisen Bank International Am Stadtpark 9 1030 Vienna, Austria CDCS and CSDG holders attending will earn 12 PDUs towards recertification.
11 th Global Conference on Bank Guarantees Monday 6 th & Tuesday 7 th of June 2016 9am-5.30pm For a decade ICC Austria has hosted this annual Global Conference on Bank Guarantees attended annually by practitioners from almost 50 countries. What makes this conference different and successful is our strong and distinctive focus on content. Our vision is to provide for a truly international forum that addresses the challenges and seeks to answer the questions Bank Guarantee practitioners face in their daily business environment. Every year we arrange for a unique collection of different topics including, the industries latest trends and developments as well as sessions that are designed to analyse the legal and practical issues in bonds and guarantees, explain their uses, highlight the areas of potential risk, show how to circumvent looming problems and teach effective drafting and documentation techniques. For this to be delivered, ICC Austria can rely on the most distinguished expert speakers with not only long, successful careers in this global industry but also active involvement in the continuous work of the ICC Banking Commission. Do not miss the chance to take part in in-depth training sessions, discussion of the current challenges and the invaluable opportunity to meet with your peers from around the globe. With this conference you can earn 12 PDUs. For International Bank Guarantee Experts Vienna is the place to meet! Recommended for: International bank guarantees experts Trade finance specialists Project finance specialists Risk managers Compliance managers Managers - Financial Institutions Plant engineering & construction Internat. manufacturers & traders Lawyers & Insurance companies Logistic companies
SPEAKERS: Andrea Hauptmann, Senior Director, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Austria; Chair and founding member ICC Task Force on Bank Guarantees; regular speaker at international conferences since 1991; member of the Executive Committee of ICC Banking Commission; Anurag Mishra, Regional Lead Asia Pacific Region, Global Trade Finance & Supply Chain Solutions, joined International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group, in October, 2011. Anurag has over 20 years of experience in Banking and prior to joining IFC, he was Acting CEO and Head, Wholesale Banking, Standard Chartered Bank, Nepal. He was also part of the Executive Committee of Nepal Bankers Association & has been on the Board of numerous organizations. He is a regular speaker and panel member in seminars, workshops and conferences across the globe. At IFC, he is a Senior member of Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Team in Asia and specifically responsible for Global Trade, Supply Chain and Structured Trade Finance Business across Asia Pacific Region. Esther Nin-Camps, In-house lawyer of Legal Department of Banco de Sabadell, S.A., Spain; Lecturer in International Contracts and Trade finance instruments at Universitat de Barcelona; regular speaker on legal aspects of International Trade, frequent lecturer at international ICC Conferences. Esther is President of International Legal Studies Association, member of the International Commission and the Arbitration Commission of Barcelona Bar Association, member of the Legal Committee and the Demand Guarantee Task Force of the ICC Banking Commission; Glenn Ransier, VP North America Import Product Head, Citibank NA, New York; He maintains strong ties to domestic and global trade communities; has been actively involved in trade finance for 32 years. Glenn maintains the website www.loc.cc, which provides technical trade finance information and support; Michael Seeger, Senior Legal Counsel and Director, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany. Michael is member of the German delegation to the ICC Banking Commission since 1998, as well as a Member of the ICC Banking Commission s Legal Committee and Task Force on Guarantees. He further participated in ICC Working and Consulting Groups on Forfaiting and BPO. Michael is also a DOCDEX Expert and member of the BAFT-IFSA Legal Advisory Group. He specializes in International Trade Finance: Letters of Credit, Guarantees, Risk Participations, Collections, Supply Chain Finance, Forfaiting and is an experienced speaker at industry conferences. Don Smith, President, Global Trade Advisory, Ltd., USA. Chair of ICC-IFA drafting group for Uniform Rules for Forfaiting, member of the US delegation to the ICC Banking Commission since 1998, co-chair of the original International Standard Banking Practices (ISBP), DOCDEX Expert, former VP Trade Product Management Citibank NY, with over 40 years international banking experience; Farideh Tazhibi, Secretary, ICC Banking Commission, Teheran, Iran. Farideh is a regular trainer on Anti- Money Laundering, Guarantees & Compliance in Central Bank of Iran and commercial banks; a Member of the ICC Task Force on Guarantees, the ICC Financial Crime Risk and Policy Group and the Wolfsberg/ICC Trade Finance Principles Drafting Group; Farideh holds a Master s Degree on International Law, Institute for International Studies, Tehran University. Stephen Tricks, Lawyer, Consultant, Clyde & Co, London, UK since 1986, specialized in international trade and insurance. Clients include traders, banks, carriers, insurers. Member of ICC UK Banking Committee; Member of the Legal Committee and the Task Force on Bank Guarantees of the ICC Banking Commission; DOCDEX expert;
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International Trade Finance Conference Week 6 10 June 2016 RBI Raiffeisen Bank International, Am Stadtpark 9, 1030 Vienna Austria Mail or Fax to: ICC Austria International Chamber of Commerce Mrs. Cennet Kacan Tel.: +43-1-504 83 00-3718 Wiedner Hauptstrasse 57, 1040 Vienna-Austria @ E-Mail: c.kacan@icc-austria.org Fax: +43-1-504 83 00-113718 Participant Information ICC CZ Mr. Mrs. Family Name:...... First Name:....... Organisation / Company:... Address:... City, Postal code:... Country:... Telephone:... Fax:... E-Mail:... Job Title / Position:... Invoice data Organisation / Company:... VAT Number:*... Address:... City, Postal code:... Country:... * Obligatory for invoicing participants from EU member states Registration closing date 20 May 2016 6+7 June 2016 8 June 2016 8 June 2016 9+10 June 2016 I want to register for: 11th Global Conference on Bank Guarantees Case Studies on Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees IRAN Trade Finance 10th Global Conference on Letters of Credit Early Bird Fee registration received till 25 March 2016 and payment credited till 1 April 2016 EUR 790,-- EUR 450,-- EUR 450,-- EUR 790,-- Regular Fee EUR 990,-- EUR 560,-- EUR 560,-- EUR 990,-- Package Prices: 4 or 5 days 10% discount Please transfer the course fees after receipt of invoice free of charges for ICC Austria to: UniCredit Bank Austria, Vienna - Austria IBAN: AT88 1100 0016 4633 2500 / BIC/SWIFT: BKAUATWW The package price will also apply if two (or more participants) from the same institute register at the same time for different conferences! Once confirmed by ICC Austria, your registration is legally binding! The regular fee shall be paid within two weeks from receipt of invoicein case of late registration verifiably before the Conference starts!
Conference Materials All conference materials will be made available electronically to registered participants [payment in total received] three days before the conference electronic materials In addition I would like to order printed materials in a folder for EUR 25,-- * * incl. VAT (Eur 20.83 + 20% VAT), price per conference/seminar not available for Case Studies Please note: No computers, no connection for power supply, no Internet access available at the conference venue. Side Events please register Monday, 6 June, 2016 directly following the conference (available only for conference participants) Thursday, 9 June 2016 directly following the conference (available only for conference participants) Cocktail/Social event and Networking Do not miss: the Celebration of the 10 th anniversary of our Letters of Credit Conference I will attend I will not attend I will attend I will not attend Visa information (only fill in if you need a visa) Visa applications must be made at the Austrian embassy or consulate in your country of residence well in advance! It takes approx. 6 8 weeks to get the visa please contact your local Austrian Embassy early on. For visa letter please send us your passport details: Full name... Passport number... Date of birth... Date of issue and expiry... Alternately, send us a copy of your passport. Hotel information After we receive your registration, you will get a confirmation in which you will also find a list of hotels close to the conference venue. We advise you to make your hotel reservations in one of the recommended hotels as soon as possible, as the demand in June is usually very high. Cancellation Policy A full refund will only be given for cancellations received up to 20 working days before the event. Cancellations must be made in writing. Should you be unable to attend you can nominate a colleague as replacement....... Date Signature